Posted in daily painter, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, Hunting Cabin, impressionism, Landscape, Log House, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, Virginia Artist on December 28, 2011| Leave a Comment »
I was thrilled to be commissioned by a friend to paint a special present for her father-in-law as a Christmas gift from the family of his favorite family place, their hunting cabin.
It is a great old log cabin and was fun to paint. And it’s always a thrill to me when the client let’s me know the reaction of the recipient. Take a look here to see what she said.
Posted in daily painter, Farm Animals, tagged acrylic, bob cat, cat, daily painter, daily painting, farm animals, impressionism, Virginia Artist, yellow cat on December 27, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Bob Cat, acrylic on gallery wrap canvas, 6″x6″. This painting was a gift to Allen. Bob is one of the five cats that takes care of the warehouse.
Bob Cat posed perfectly for me one day when I was there with my camera. He’s a very handsome cat….and I think he knows it.
Posted in Dogs, tagged acrylic, cat, daily painter, daily painting, Dogs, impressionism, pet portrait, Rescue dogs, Virginia Artist on December 26, 2011| 1 Comment »
I painted the largest pet portrait that I have ever done this holiday season. A client commissioned me to paint the nine pets that had belonged to his wife in her lifetime from the very first pup to the big golden retriever they now have. It was quite an undertaking.
I started with a rough sketch. This was the hardest part of the process…deciding how to layout the painting in order to get every animal to appear in a way to show their unique beauty,
Then each animal was roughed in with color. And finally I went back to each animal and completed details and added the back ground that you see in the finished version in the photo above.
I got a nice message yesterday from the client. He said his wife loved it! Whew! So glad to hear it.
Here is how it looks hanging in its new home…
Posted in Cup of Joe/Tea Time, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Tea, tea bags, Virginia Artist on December 22, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Tea Bag on Purple, acrylic on canvas, 6″x6″, $45. Available now at The Main Street Daily Grind.
Posted in daily painter, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Tea, tea bag, Virginia Artist on December 21, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Tea Bag on Gold is an acrylic on canvas measuring 6″x6″ and is available at the Daily Grind for $45. A great Christmas gift for the tea lover.
Posted in Dogs, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, Dogs, impressionism, pet portrait, Rescue dogs, Virginia Artist on December 20, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Lily is another commission that was shipped last month to Atlanta. She is such a cute girl.
Posted in daily painter, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, flowers, Hollyhocks, impressionism, Virginia Artist on December 16, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Hollyhocks II, acrylic, 12″x 9″. framed. $135, available at the Blue Ridge Arts Council.
Hollyhocks I, acrylic 6″x4″, framed, $95
There are many demonstration paintings from art classes available currently at the Blue Ridge Arts Council during their invitational holiday show. Stop by and check it out. Prices start at just $25, a real bargain for original art.
Posted in Cup of Joe/Tea Time, tagged acrylic, cup of joe, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, Tea, tea bags, Virginia Artist on December 15, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Tea Bag on Black, acrylic on gallery wrap canvas, 6″x6″, $45.
Posted in daily painter, tagged acrylic, bird, daily painter, daily painting, impressionism, parrot, Virginia Artist on December 8, 2011| Leave a Comment »
This is my friend Linda’s parrot named Tio. He is a cool bird. He loves her and rides around on her shoulder most of the time giving her kisses and hugs. What a sweet boy!
Posted in Dogs, tagged acrylic, daily painter, daily painting, dog, Dog Park, Dogs, impressionism, pet portrait, Rescue dogs, Rottweiler, Virginia Artist on December 7, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Betty’s Cheyenne, acrylic on canvas, 12″x12″.
When I did the “Bark for the Park” series there were 48 paintings so of course, there were some breeds that I did not paint. One was the Rottweiler. My friend Betty loves the breed and has had several so she sent me a photo so I could paint one. Thanks Betty.
The Studio 